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2023 Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas

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Finding the Best History Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 246 degrees and certificates were awarded to history students who went to a Arkansas college or university. This makes it the #22 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Arkansas to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the History program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for history majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Arkansas State University - Main Campus the most popular school in Arkansas for history students working on their master’s degree. A-State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Jonesboro.

About 40% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 60% are male.

Read full report on History at Arkansas State University - Main Campus

#2

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

Out of the 6 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas Tech University landed the # 2 spot on the list. ATU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Russellville.

Women make up 25% of the history majors at the school.

Read full report on History at Arkansas Tech University

Out of the 6 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in history at UA Little Rock, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#4

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas is a great place for history students working on their master’s degree. UARK is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fayetteville.

Women make up 67% of the history majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Central Arkansas helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in Arkansas. Located in the small city of Conway, UCA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in history at UCA, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Read full report on History at University of Central Arkansas

#6

Harding University

Searcy, AR

Harding University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for history students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Harding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Searcy.

Read full report on History at Harding University

Best History Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular History Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 1,063
West Virginia 539
South Carolina 423
Florida 887
Virginia 1,500
Mississippi 232
Tennessee 555
Louisiana 426
Alabama 505
Kentucky 366
Georgia 679

History Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
History 32,731

Majors Similar to History

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Abraham Ortelius.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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